Back from Indy-what's happened to Stock Eliminator??

[BadBanana]

"What some of us are saying is "make the changes FAIR!" If we've let a group of vehicles compete with an unfair advantage, as some of us believe, then the situation needs to be corrected. Lowering the index's doesn't do it, it only moves the mis-factored car's higher on the list. Fix the problem created with the unrealistic horsepower factors first!

Lew"

Read the details, Lew. I didn't say just lower the indexs (but they do need drastic lowering); you have to get the cars factored correctly, first - which is what I believe you are saying.

Personally, it would be fine with me if:
1) the cars were fairly factored so old and new had the opportunity to be competitive; and
2) the indexs were fairly determined FROM CLASS TO CLASS;
and then the indexs themselves were made almost unattainable, or maybe not an e.t. but a class delta, OR there was no breakout- whichever !!!!
Of course, the two items I mentioned would need to be constantly and fairly reviewed and modified for that to work - but the fun would begin. You don't have to agree with that, I don't expect many to, but that's just what I would like to see to SAVE the category.
How long would the fans hang around, or would there be TV coverage, if in the Olympics hurdles competition, someone would complain that they paid their entry fee and were unable to compete because those other guys were too fast and that "wasn't fair", because they were younger, had longer legs, etc.
Let's see......... maybe we would come up with a time that if they ran faster they would be disqualified and then EVERYONE would have a chance to become an OLYMPIC track star !!! How exciting !!!! I HATE BREAKOUT RACING - make it fair and then, Let's RACE !!!
S/G and S/C is always available. :-(
I don't want to get into a p***ing match here with anyone so, I have said what I think, now I hope all of you who are currently running S and S/S can get together, decide what you collectively want (fat chance, I know), and pressure NHRA to maker it fair and exciting and something that the FANS will like to watch again (Chevy against Ford against Chrysler, etc. - brand loyalty).
I'm done here - I just get upset !!!

[BadBanana]

Just one more thought. I DO like the new cars racing. I think it might bring back the fan base some and maybe that's what NHRA is looking at.
I'm just suggesting what I suggest so that those of you who have all your excess cash invested in an older car can still compete and have fun. I'm afraid if you guys don't amicably work it out, NHRA will continue to discourage the older cars until they give up - don't give them the opportunity. You might have to give up something, fight an uphill battle, actually work on your car to make it FASTER, but it will be a great TRIP !!

Also, I would like it if they took away all those electronic driving aids and put the driving back totally in the drivers hands, not buttons or switches. Line-locs and nothing else - maybe even take them away. We did without them for many years !!!
I remember back in '82 or '83 I as trying to get my '69 425hp 427 Camaro into the 9s in SS/EA. I was runnning very close (10.02, 10.03) which was very respectable back then. At Atlanta (Commerce GA) Dragway, at a meet the week before the Gators, I had made a couple of 10.03 runs when my Moroso cable drive tach broke. I had to run the first round without a tach and was forced to "feel it" in the seat of my pants. Result - first 9 second run (9.98) !!!
NOW, I'm done, maybe